I Cover The Waterfront

Priceless Jazz 23: Billie Holiday, 4 minutes

I Cover The Waterfront

Lyrics

Billie Holiday

Away from the city that hurts and knocks,I'm standing alone by the desolate docksIn the still and the chill of the nightI see the horizon the great unknownMy heart has an acheIt's as heavy as stoneWith the dawn coming on, make it last

I cover the waterfrontI'm watching the seaWill the one I loveBe coming back to me

I cover the waterfrontIn search of my love An I'm coveredBy a starlit sky above

Here am IPatiently waitingHoping and longingOh how I yearnWhere are youHave you thought back timeWill you rememberWill you return